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Chemistry World
October 8, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
US crime lab chemist arrest causes reverberations Last month's arrest of a chemist, who worked in a Massachusetts Department of Public Health state laboratory, for allegedly falsifying evidence used in criminal cases is prompting calls for major forensic science reform in the US.   |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Hard questions after litany of forensic failures at US labs At least five high profile cases of serious malpractice at US forensic crime labs have come to light in the last two years. |
Chemistry World
November 27, 2013 |
Forensic chemist imprisoned for falsifying tests A US lab chemist who falsified drug analysis tests used in criminal cases has been sentenced to three to five years in state prison for tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Forensic crime lab malpractice surfaces in Oregon New revelations that a chemist at an Oregon state forensics lab appears to have tampered with drug evidence have led the state's governor to launch an investigation. |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Convicted chemist was 'sole bad actor' at US drug lab An investigation by the Massachusetts state inspector general has concluded that Annie Dookhan, the US forensic chemist imprisoned last year for falsifying thousands of drug tests, was the 'sole bad actor' at her former workplace. |
Chemistry World
May 28, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Fallout from rogue US drug lab chemist could lead to thousands of retrials Defendants whose convictions on drug charges were based on evidence potentially tainted by disgraced former state chemist Annie Dookhan can pursue retrials, the Massachusetts supreme court has ruled. |
Reason
November 2007
Roger Koppl |
Breaking Up the Forensics Monopoly America's forensics system, the part of our criminal justice system responsible for scientific examinations of crime-scene evidence like fingerprints and DNA, is rife with errors. Here are eight ways to fix the broken system. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Brad Reagan |
CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics Bite marks, blood-splatter patterns, ballistics, and hair, fiber and handwriting analysis sound compelling in the courtroom, but much of the "science" behind forensic science rests on surprisingly shaky foundations. |
Chemistry World
November 2007
Lisa Melton |
Courtroom Chemistry When analyzing the smallest traces of evidence at a crime scene, chemistry is key. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2010 |
Cloud Computing a Focus of New IBM Software Lab IBM's largest software development facility in North America will focus on cutting edge technologies including cloud computing, mobile and enterprise applications. |
Salon.com
July 21, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
Secret costs Scientists say the security crackdown at nuclear weapons labs is the real national security risk. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Vandalism strikes US lab An apparent case of inside vandalism has caused approximately $500,000 worth of research samples to be destroyed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, US. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2010
Richard P. Mislan |
Cellphone Crime Solvers Could the murder victim's BlackBerry lead to her killer? Increasingly, the answer is yes |
Salon.com
September 13, 2000
Joshua Micah Marshall |
Wen Ho Lee is free As the government's wobbly case against him closes, will Chinagate close along with it? |
IDB America
June 2004
Charo Quesada |
Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results. |
Chemistry World
October 2006 |
In the Papers... Chemistry Class Explosives... Patent Protests... Forensic Backlog... Malaysia's Development Plans... Award for Nigerian Chemist... |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2015
Maria Burke |
Fears for forensic quality in England and Wales There is a real danger of forensic science standards slipping in the UK, according to a report from the National Audit Office. Concerns include a lack of transparency in police spending and a regulator that is virtually powerless. |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
5 Things CSI Doesn't Tell You About Forensics With the topic being hotter than ever, let's look at five things that CSI hasn't told you about forensics. |
Reason
October 2001
Rhys Southan |
DNA on Demand Scotland's Strathclyde Police don't blink twice when it comes to slighting privacy for crime detection. In March, Scotland's largest police department announced that officers would take DNA samples from everyone they arrest, no matter how minor the crime... |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
David Dobbs |
Forensics Under Fire The unparalleled accuracy of DNA analysis has forced traditional forensic science to stand trial. |
CIO
March 1, 2001
Matt Villano |
IT Autopsy No longer an obscure component of network security, computer forensics has blossomed into a science all its own... |
Geotimes
January 2005
Raymond C. Murray |
Collecting Crime Evidence from Earth Geologic evidence will continue to be developed and presented in courtrooms around the world. The quality of evidence collection and examination will improve, and new methods will be developed. The results will be to the benefit of justice. |
HHMI Bulletin
Spring 2013
Robert Gutnikoff |
Lab on the Move When the high school classroom setting is lacking, enter the mobile lab from the University of Texas -- Pan American, in Edinburg, funded with HHMI grants in 2004 and 2008. |
InternetNews
September 6, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Says Lee Was Google's Mole In a hiring dispute, Microsoft has charged that former executive Kai-Fu Lee began helping Google with its China business strategy while still taking Microsoft's money, according to court documents made public. |
Bio-IT World
April 16, 2004
Fowler & Cardin |
Cinching Synergy with a Contract Lab The keys to developing a synergistic relationship are identifying the right partner, clearly defining expectations, and communicating regularly and honestly. Follow these steps to success for lab services outsourcing. |
Chemistry World
December 2011
Derek Lowes |
Column: In the pipeline Everyone knows what a bad lab looks like. But is there an opposite design, one that everyone would agree is the right place to do research? |
Salon.com
August 26, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
As the case crumbles A judge orders scientist Wen Ho Lee free on bail as the prosecution's case appears to fall apart. |
Smithsonian
August 2007
Cate Lineberry |
On the Case Kathy Reichs, the forensic expert who helped inspire the TV show "Bones," talks about homicides, DNA and her latest novel. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
Nuclear forensics A portable forensic device to detect nuclear isotopes intended for use in weapons has been made by scientists from Canada. |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Phenomenal Olympic science legacy (or is that sustainability?) What do you do with a lab set up solely to catch Olympic drug cheats once the games are over? In the case of the London 2012 games, the answer is to turn it into a state of the art analytical lab. |
InternetNews
September 13, 2005
David Needle |
Ruling Lets ex-Microsoft Exec Work at Google Google scored a majority victory in its nasty battle with Microsoft over the hiring of a former Microsoft executive. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2013
Maria Burke |
Forensic science service closure criticized The justice system's ability to convict criminals is at risk following the closure of the UK's Forensic Science Service in March 2012, warn MPs. |
Salon.com
January 28, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
The spy who wasn't Wen Ho Lee speaks out about his ordeal at the hands of the FBI and a witch-hunting press. To many Arab men today, his story will sound all too familiar... |
Home Toys
October 2005
James Russo |
The C3 Expo A PC Expo for the 21st Century Huge, overstuffed floor exhibits and shows put on by the big computer companies have given way to smaller companies providing more specialized tools and services. Fly-by-night internet companies have been replaced by more reputable online companies offering valuable Web services. |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2011
Avril Korman |
Security and Responsibility on the Virtual Frontier Are we expecting too much of Linden Lab in regards to security and protection from fraud and IP theft, as well as other types of criminal activity. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012
Robert Tjian |
President's Letter: Stabilizing Forces Recognizing the role of research professionals in today's laboratory organizations is important not only to the individuals who contribute their services but also to the research enterprise as a whole. |
